Auteur Theory

'Auteur' is the French word for Author, which means that a Director's film reflects their creative vision. This theory was introduced by French directors such as Francois Truffaut who favoured a focus on the contribution directors made on the style and form of film.
An Auteur is a film maker who's style and practise is distinctive which creates a signature status for themselves.
Francois Truffaut quoted "A true film auteur is someone who brings something genuinely personal to his subject instead of producing a tasteful, accurate but lifeless rendering of the original 1material"